Comments on: Is there a mass market for location-based services? http://userfirstweb.com/257/is-there-a-mass-market-for-location-based-services/ A blog about putting people before technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:55:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Location Based Services - Will They Take Off or Not? | Techcraver.com | Craving tech, craving life! http://userfirstweb.com/257/is-there-a-mass-market-for-location-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 Location Based Services - Will They Take Off or Not? | Techcraver.com | Craving tech, craving life! Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:46:12 +0000 http://userfirstweb.com/?p=257#comment-1338 [...] make then a few years ahead of the US when it comes to mobile adoption.  As Jason Grigsby points out, LBS hasn’t exactly caught on in these [...] […] make then a few years ahead of the US when it comes to mobile adoption.  As Jason Grigsby points out, LBS hasn’t exactly caught on in these […]

]]> By: Jason Grigsby http://userfirstweb.com/257/is-there-a-mass-market-for-location-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 Jason Grigsby Thu, 29 May 2008 13:57:23 +0000 http://userfirstweb.com/?p=257#comment-1282 @Dean: I tend to agree. That's why I said I needed to noodle on this for a bit. My gut tells me that there is a lot of possibility in location-based services, but this would be the first time Asia hasn't led in mobile. The numbers should at least should give us pause and cause us to seek out more information about what's been tried and failed to gain traction. @Dean: I tend to agree. That’s why I said I needed to noodle on this for a bit. My gut tells me that there is a lot of possibility in location-based services, but this would be the first time Asia hasn’t led in mobile.

The numbers should at least should give us pause and cause us to seek out more information about what’s been tried and failed to gain traction.

]]> By: Dean Terry http://userfirstweb.com/257/is-there-a-mass-market-for-location-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Dean Terry Thu, 29 May 2008 07:31:29 +0000 http://userfirstweb.com/?p=257#comment-1281 I also need to think on this more, but tend to disagree with this conclusion for reasons similar to why the iPhone has such great web browsing numbers vs other devices. It's such a superior experience. Most LBS are still primitive, hard to use, and not always terribly useful or wel supported by carriers. Plus, not only do most developers not understand what to do with location, most users don't know either. It's a newer concept than any of the other categories, and there are so few outstanding examples. Also, what's the GPS penetration against these #'s? That also shifts the picture. I think when someone gets augmented reality right - especially the visual, interface, and usability parts, we'll be talking about this in a very different way. I also need to think on this more, but tend to disagree with this conclusion for reasons similar to why the iPhone has such great web browsing numbers vs other devices. It’s such a superior experience. Most LBS are still primitive, hard to use, and not always terribly useful or wel supported by carriers.

Plus, not only do most developers not understand what to do with location, most users don’t know either. It’s a newer concept than any of the other categories, and there are so few outstanding examples.

Also, what’s the GPS penetration against these #’s? That also shifts the picture.

I think when someone gets augmented reality right - especially the visual, interface, and usability parts, we’ll be talking about this in a very different way.

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